Radeon HD 7970
Radeon R9 280
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| General information | Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Launched | Q3 2012 | Q2 2012 |
| Used in | Desktop | Desktop |
| Factory | AMD | AMD |
| Motherboard Bus | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Memory | 3072 MB 0 % | 3072 MB 0 % |
| Core Clock | 1000 MHz 0 % | 850 MHz 15 % |
| Boost Clock | 975 MHz 9 % | 1072 MHz 0 % |
| Effective Clock | 6600 MHz 0 % | 6000 MHz 9.1 % |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 4.4 | OpenGL 4.4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 W 0 % | 200 W 20 % |
| Length | 320 mm 0 % | 297 mm 7.2 % |
| Cooling Fans | 3 0 % | 3 0 % |
| Case Slots | 3 0 % | 2 33.3 % |
| SLI | 4-way 0 % | 4-way 0 % |
| Performance | Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon R9 280 |
| Overall Score | 36808 0 % | 36508 0.8 % |
| Future Proof | 21 % 0 % | 20 % 4.8 % |
| Benchmark Score | 13548 0 % | 13329 1.6 % |
| 2D Benchmark Score | 728.5 0 % | 695.8 4.5 % |
| Average DirectX performance | 39.5 FPS 8.8 % | 43.3 FPS 0 % |
| DirectX 9 performance | 58.7 FPS 32 % | 86.3 FPS 0 % |
| DirectX 10 performance | 31.9 FPS 0 % | 30.1 FPS 5.6 % |
| DirectX 11 performance | 48.6 FPS 0 % | 31.1 FPS 36 % |
| DirectX 12 performance | 18.8 FPS 27 % | 25.8 FPS 0 % |
| Graphic card computing | 3231.1 operations/s 0 % | 2476.5 operations/s 23.4 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon R9 280.
| Average frames per second | Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon R9 280 |
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| Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
| Ultra settings | 78.9 FPS | 78.1 FPS |
| High settings | 142.0 FPS | 140.5 FPS |
| Medium settings | 170.3 FPS | 168.6 FPS |
| Low settings | 238.5 FPS | 236.0 FPS |
| Difference | 0 % | 1 % |
Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon R9 280.
| Grand Theft Auto V | Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon R9 280 |
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| Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
| Ultra settings | 61.3 FPS | 60.8 FPS |
| High settings | 110.3 FPS | 109.4 FPS |
| Medium settings | 132.4 FPS | 131.3 FPS |
| Low settings | 185.4 FPS | 183.8 FPS |
| Difference | 0 % | 0.8 % |
